Definitions for: Grivet


[n] white and olive green east African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face



Webster (1913) Definition: Griv"et (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zo["o]l.)
A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia ({Cercopithecus
griseo-viridis}), having the upper parts dull green, the
lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was
known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.

Synonyms: Cercopithecus aethiops

See Also: guenon, guenon monkey

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